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    Around the eighteenth Century, various critical occasions occurred on the planet. One such occasion was the Industrial Revolution which occurred in England. It continuously spread to different nations of Europe moreover. The Industrial Revolution that occurred in England also led to the revelation of new ocean and exchange courses. One such ocean course to India was found by a Portuguese called Vasco da Gama in 1498. Thus, the English, French, Portuguese and the Dutch came to India for exchange.…

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    In the early nineteenth century in France, Belgium, Great Britain and Germany, industrialization was just starting to consume Europe for the second time. Between the years of 1801-1910 Industrialization was at its peak. Although, middle-class and working-class members were not the same in the long run a few middle-class had similar ideas to the working class in regards to the harsh conditions. When comparing the middle and working class and their opinions on the work of nineteenth-century Europe…

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    Farmers are laborers who work by planting crops or raising livestock for a living. They may own fields in which they sow or may be a laborer on fields owned by a farm owner. In China, these farmers contribute a lot to the economy of the country. Most of these farmers are a part of the masses, people who may be poor or people who only have enough resources for themselves. The development of farming throughout the years in China has helped the country to grow into what it is today. China faces…

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    The Disparity Between Rich and Poor: The Relationship Between Health and Poverty Due to the transformation of human civilization, the standards of human’s living have been improved speedily. Along with the social and economic developments from an agricultural society to a technological society, most countries have been urbanized into developed countries with advanced technology and better living conditions. In modern society, the vocabulary “social class” is not strange to us anymore, which…

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    From the years of 1760 to 1840 the industrial revolution boomed through country after country of the western world. Nonetheless business wasn’t really booming till the post Civil War Era, thoughtfully penned as the Gilded Age. This was the time of industrial triumph in the US and the rest of the world. That is until the government started to impose itself on the people.The government should not have regulated business in the Industrial Revolution as these businesses started America’s financial…

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    Rajeev Sahu The industrial revolution was a time of change for the vast majority of the entire world. Many big factories were being built on land that landowners owned, making them lose their wealth and land. Industrialization changed the way people had lived before. Industrialization improved the lives of people in Europe by creating an urbanized society, creating a better lifestyle, and technological innovations. Before industrialization urban societies was nonexistent, people had to…

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    In his book Out of This Furnace Thomas Bell follows the lives of generations of Slovak immigrants as they attempt to make a living in the steel mills. Though Bell’s book is fictional it gives accurate and detailed insight as to what immigrant workers lived through. As Bell follows each immigrants’ story through the years he simultaneously chronicles the many trials and tribulations not only of individual families, but of the nation as a whole. The first character Bell introduces is George…

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    The world is constantly evolving and has been marked over time by significant political and social, cultural, and intellectual revolutions. A social, cultural, and intellectual revolution typically occurs over a long period of time and results in major advancements for the global population. Of all the social, cultural, and intellectual revolutions there are three revolutions: the Scientific, the Industrial, and the Agricultural (first and second) that are considered to have been highly…

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    Industrial Revolution The Industrial Revolution happen in Western Europe in the 1700s and was a huge deal Technologically. It affected the world a lot in the long road with technology, but also had major consequences at the time to do all what they did. Although this event has been titled a revolution, the question is whether the Industrial revolution was truly a revolution. For the purposes of this paper, the term revolution will be defined as a sudden, radical change for the positive.…

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    Why did the Industrial Revolution started in Britain? Sofia Kapustina Main factors that caused Industrial Revolution Industrial Revolution is the name given to the movement in which machines changed people's way of life as well as their methods of manufacture.In 18th century , many factors that caused Industrial Revolution united.There were favorable political and legal system, the power of monarchy was limited , people could own their ideas.This gave a…

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